Studies
- Netherlands study finds:
"Our study showed a lower risk of severe acute maternal morbidity, postpartum haemorrhage, and manual removal of placenta among low risk women in primary care at the onset of labour with planned home versus planned hospital births"
- BMJ article pdf/0/bmj.f3263.
- Saraswathi Vedam, CNM, MSN, SciD(hc); Patricia A. Janssen, RN, BSN, MPH, PhD; Ronnie Lichtman, CNM, PhD. Science and Sensibility: Choice of Birth Place in the United States. From Medscape Ob/Gyn & Women's Health (02/25/2010).
- North Carolina JAMA 1980; 244:2741-2745
- Mehl LE, Peterson HG, White M: Outcomes of elective home births: A series of 1046 cases
- J Reproductive Med 1977:19:281-29
- Planed Home Birth v Planned Hospital Virth. T a Wiegers, M J N C Keirse, J van der Zee,and G an H Berghs. BMJ 23 November 1996; 313: 1309-1313
- Outcomes of planned home births with certified professional midwives: large prospective study in North America, Kenneth C Johnson and Betty-Anne Daviss, 2002, BMJ,2005 330: 1416.
Suggested Reading
For Mom
- A Midwife's Story, by Penny Armstrong and Sheryl Feldman
- A Wise Birth, by Penny Armstrong and Sheryl Feldman
- Active Birth: The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally, by Janet Balaskas
- Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife, by Peggy Vincent
- Birthing From Within, by Pam England
- Giving Birth, By Katherine Taylor
- Homebirth, by Sheila Kitzinger
- Immaculate Deception 2: Myth, Magic & Birth, by Suzanne Arms
- Ina Mae's Guide to Childbirth, by Ina Mae Gaskin
- Mind Over Labor, by Carl Jones
- Motherwit: An Alabama Midwife's Story, by Onnie Lee Logan
- Rediscovering Birth, by Sheila Kitzinger
- Spiritual Midwifery, by Ina Mae Gaskin
- The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth, by Sheila Kitzinger
- The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, by Henci Goer
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, by La Leche League International
- Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, by Christiane Northrup
For Children
- A Child is Born, by Lennart Nilsson, Lennart
- And After That, by Jeanne Ashbe
- Baby on the Way, by Martha and William Sears
- Being Born, by Sheila Kitzenger
- How You Were Born, by Joanna Cole
- New Baby at Cocoa Bear's House, by Vickie Lansky
- On the Day You Were Born, by Debra Fraisier
- We Have a Baby, by Cathryn Fatwell
- Welcome With Love, by Jenny Overend
- Welcoming your Baby, by Vickie Lansky
- What's Inside, by Jeanne Ashbe
- What to Do or Expect When Baby Comes, by William Sears, M.D.
- What to Expect When Mommy's Expecting, by William Sears, William, M.D.
For Fathers
- Fathering: Right from the Start, by Jack Heinowitz
- Pregnant Fathers: Becoming the Father You Want to Be, by Jack Heinowitz
- Pregnant Fathers: Entering Parenthood Together, by Jack Heinowitz
- The Birth Partner, by Penny Simkin
Favorite LINKS:
Associations
California Association of Midwives
Midwives Alliance of North America
North American Registry of Midwives
Birth Supplies
In His Hands
Birth With Love
1cascade.com
Waterbirth supplies
Breastfeeding
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
La Leche League International
http://www.bflrc.com/
101 reasons to breastfeed your baby
Cesarean and VBAC Information
International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc. (ICAN)
Woman centered, evidence based resource. VBAC.com
Childbirth Education
Birthing From Within
Birthworks
The Bradley Method
Diapers
GreendiaperStore.com
bummis.com
https://www.honest.com/
Doula Education
DoulaWorld.com
Medication Recall guide
Drugwatch- keeping an eye on pharmaceuticals
and consumer dangers
Hypnosis for birth
Hypnobabies
Maternity Clothing
http://www.seraphinematernity.com/
Belly bands and belly support products